#1 - Read everything and read it out loud. Read it with your normal voice and read it with your character voices. Add inflection, even if it's a serious piece from the newspaper, read it as if it were funny, sad, or whatever you come up with. This is a great way to add inflection to your reads. You can read an instruction manual for an air conditioner, do it in one of your character voices, add inflection and you'll be really surprised with what you get!
#2 - in conversations with your friend use one or more of your character voices when speaking to them. Yes... your friends will think your weird, but hey, they probably think that anyhow.
#3 - Do stand up comedy. Look for open mic comedy night's in your area, go to them and do your voices when you tell your stories and jokes. Watch comics on TV and you'll see that they do it all the time. You can too!
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#4 - Purchase books on the subject. There are tons of them and most are very good. Amazon.com has lots of reviews on them and you'll know which ones to buy. I plan on doing interviews with some of these authors in the future so stay in touch for that. These books have allot of ides for practicing your voices.
#5 - Follow along on TV cartoons and television shows. Repeat what they say. Try to mimic the voice or make up your own. Write some of the dialog down and keep practicing it.
These are just 5 of 5,000 ideas. Think outside the box. Always practice different voices and you'll be well on your way, if you aren't already to doing voiceover as a hobby or career.
If you have any questions or comments I'd love to hear them.
Forris
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